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As a part of our series of interviews with members of the TangoSource team, today I’d like to introduce you to one a growing talent on our development team. Introducing César, he’s been part of the team for two years now, and we are proud to have him on board.

Q. Could you please introduce yourself briefly?

A. My name is Cesar Gomez, and I was born and raised in Colima. I am 26 years old, and I’ve been into web dev professionally for the past two years. I started as a trainee at TangoSource in January 2013. I remember that when I was 16 I couldn’t even turn a computer on, but I was attracted to computers and software. That’s why I decided to do a specialization in informatics when I was in high school. That was my first contact with computers, in high school. Because of my interest in technology, I started developing my skills and increasing my knowledge. I eventually became good at it, to the point that I won local contests with my programming skills.

Q. What is the most surprising thing you’ve learned while working at TangoSource?

A. Something important that I learned at TangoSource was the Ruby language itself. Previously, as a student, I worked with other languages that turned out to be very complicated and difficult to use with large projects. During my first day at work using Ruby I was amazed because of its flexibility and readability. The code seemed to “speak for itself”.

Q. What is your most memorable TangoSource moment?

A. One of the best memories that I have is when I graduated from being a trainee. At the time, I and another co-worker had been working very hard, in an effort to become better developers and convince the company that we were developer material. When we got word that we were accepted we were very happy, it was a highly gratifying experience. The team organized an initiation activity that consisted of throwing us into the office pool (yes, we had a pool!). We had a few beers and then came back to work all wet, it was fun. Federico, our CTO, ended with a sprained ankle, so you know it was a good party.

Q. On what kind of projects are you currently working?

A. Right now, I am working on a couple of projects. One of them is a Customer Relationship Management tool for a luxury travel agency. The other one is an internal project: we are building an app to help startups like us manage their projects better, using Scrum. Lately, I’ve also been getting into training people who have recently joined the company.

Q. How are the relationships among coworkers inside and outside of the office?

A. We have always been very friendly with each other since I can remember. We have lunch together every day, which is a perk provided by the company. Every once in a while we go out for lunch or drinks together. We also have a Nintendo 64 in the office, which is great for quick Smash Bros tournaments.

Q. What do you do when you are not working?

A. On weekdays, I usually pick up my girlfriend and go out with her to the movies, have dinner or a drink. Some other days we stay at home and watch something there. On weekends, I go out with friends. We like swimming in any of the rivers that can be reached within a 20-min drive from Colima.

Q. A final word?

A. For young people who want to become developers, I can tell you that the dream is real! Keep learning and stay focused. Work hard, and you’ll eventually become what you want to be. For people interested in working with us, I’d tell them that we always want to hear about projects to which we can contribute with our talents. Don’t hesitate and shoot us an email!

We thank César for taking the time to answer these questions, and leave you with a video excerpt from the day when he and other developers were officially welcomed into the TangoSource family. We were playing a Mexican version of “Musical Chairs” at our old office in Mexico. César was the odd man out and, as the Mexican tradition goes, he was going to be thrown into the pool, clothes and all. In the end, he chose to dive in himself.